Barnes & Noble launches UK sales of NOOK HD tablets November 22, 2012 - 21:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - US bookseller Barnes & Noble has today, November 22 started sales of its NOOK HD large- and small-screen tablets in the UK, Digital Spy said. Consumers can now purchase the NOOK HD 7-inch tablet and the NOOK HD+ 9-inch device from a range of retailers and online. Barnes & Noble said that pre-orders for the two tablets "exceeded our expectations" ahead of the release. The NOOK HD features a 7-inch LED-backlit multi-touch screen, with a resolution of 1440x900, boasting 243 pixels per inch (PPI). This is technically superior to rival devices, including Google's Nexus 7, Apple's iPad mini and Amazon's Kindle Fire. It weighs 315 grams, is 5 inches (127mm) wide and features a design similar to that of Barnes & Noble's NOOK e-readers. Powered by a dual-core 1.3GHz processor and running a forked version of Google Android, NOOK HD is available in 'Snow' and 'Smoke' colours. The product costs £159 for the 8GB model or £189 for a 16GB version - both feature expandable microSD memory for additional storage. Competing with Apple's main iPad, the NOOK HD+ is a full HD 9-inch screen slate supporting movies, magazines and other content in 1080p. It weighs 515g - claimed to be the lightest in its class - and has a 1.5GHz dual-core processor under the hood.   Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020."   Partner news Most popular in the section |  Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |
